Thank you for signing the petition for Integrity in Sarasota government.
To serve ethically, Christine Robinson must choose between being a County Commissioner or working as Executive Director of the Argus Foundation.
Doing both jobs at the same time compromises her primary responsibility -- to serve the people of Sarasota unencumbered by competing interests.
Reports indicate that Argus Foundation members pay $5000 to join. The Executive Director of Argus has lobbied local government since 1985, on issues including impact fees, land use, zoning and elected mayor, to name a few. Argus has every right to lobby, but hiring a County Commissioner is an abuse of power and gross violation of the public interest.
In our ongoing effort to restore Integrity to our local government, please do the following:
1. Encourage other Sarasota residents to sign the petition. Today we are at 480 signatures. Has your spouse signed? Your neighbors? Please share the link and/or this e-mail with others.
2. Join us this Wednesday, April 1st, at 12:45 p.m. at the Rally for Integrity at the North Entrance of the County Administration Building (across the street from the Post Office in downtown Sarasota), 1660 Ringling Boulevard:
Reports indicate that Argus Foundation members pay $5000 to join. The Executive Director of Argus has lobbied local government since 1985, on issues including impact fees, land use, zoning and elected mayor, to name a few. Argus has every right to lobby, but hiring a County Commissioner is an abuse of power and gross violation of the public interest.
In our ongoing effort to restore Integrity to our local government, please do the following:
1. Encourage other Sarasota residents to sign the petition. Today we are at 480 signatures. Has your spouse signed? Your neighbors? Please share the link and/or this e-mail with others.
2. Join us this Wednesday, April 1st, at 12:45 p.m. at the Rally for Integrity at the North Entrance of the County Administration Building (across the street from the Post Office in downtown Sarasota), 1660 Ringling Boulevard:
Rally for Integrity
April 1, 2015
12:45 pm
1660 Ringling Blvd.
Kind regards,
Cathy Antunes
Refresh your memory of the issues:
ReplyDeletehttp://www.heraldtribune.com/article/20141117/COLUMNIST/141119699/0/search?p=all&tc=pgall
http://www.heraldtribune.com/article/20141113/ARTICLE/141119867/?p=all&tc=pgall
And take a moment to sign:
http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/robinsons-conflict-of-interest-step-down-from